Fatigability of back extensor muscles and low back pain during pregnancy

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-5

  Dumas, Geneviève A ^a   Leger, Andrew ^a   Plamondon, André ^b   Charpentier, Karine M ^a   Pinti, Antonio ^c   McGrath, Michael ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE ROBERT SAUVÉ EN SANTÉ ET EN SÉCURITÉ DU TRAVAIL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE VALENCIENNES   (France)

Author keywords

Back extensor muscles; Back pain; Fatigability; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BACK MUSCLES; BACK PAIN; EXTENSOR MUSCLES; FATIGUE TESTS; GENERAL POPULATION; LOGISTIC ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; LONGISSIMUS; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDIAN FREQUENCY; MUSCULO-SKELETAL; PREGNANT WOMAN; SURFACE EMG; TRAINING EFFECTS;

FATIGUE TESTING; OBSTETRICS; POWER SPECTRUM;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71649091168     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

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